China Eastern flight makes emergency landing in Sydney after huge hole found in plane

A Shanghai-bound China Eastern Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing when one of its engines was severely damaged soon after take-off in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday night, China News Service reported.

Photos posted by internet users and carried by Shanghai-based news outlet Xinmin.cn showed a big hole on one side of the left engine casing of the Airbus A330.

China Eastern said crew members on flight MU736 spotted the damage after take-off and decided to return to Sydney Airport, Chinese media reported.

Everybody on board the flight was unharmed and the carrier was investigating the incident.